Law firms A&O names new corporate heads as Ballheimer prepares to join senior leadership Jaishree Kalia · 21 March 2016 · 1 min read Corporate and M&A Leadership A&O Shearman Within weeks of electing the firm’s new leadership, Allen & Overy has announced London corporate head Richard Browne has joined Dirk Meeus as joint leader of the firm’s global corporate practice.Your limit of 1 article in 30 days is up. Please login for full access or subscribe. Corporate users - click here for simple access (no password needed). For more information, please contact [email protected] Related ContentMore in this categoryTrading Places: Paul Weiss hires ‘superstar’ US restructuring lawyer as Latham takes A&O Texas headLaw firmsKate Peacock26 Jun 2026Weil takes A&O Shearman fund finance leader in latest City pushLaw firmsKate Peacock26 Jun 2026‘There’s no other global firm that has this footprint’ – A&O Shearman makes the case for EuropeLaw firmsKate Peacock26 Jun 2026CMS and Irwin Mitchell serve up as Wahaca sells to Risk CapitalLaw firmsKate Peacock14 Jul 2026Latham and S&C quarterback on $9.6bn Seattle Seahawks saleLaw firmsWill Lewallen14 Jul 2026EQT’s biggest deals: which firms are winning the trophy mandates in Europe?Law firmsWill Lewallen14 Jul 2026‘We don’t think about where we came from’ – Clifford Chance’s plan to crack the transatlantic buyout marketLaw firmsEliza Winter9 Jul 2026‘We are not going to be left behind’ – Willkie’s leaders set their sights on London, private capital and the top tierLaw firmsEliza Winter7 Jul 2026Kennedys managing partner on the law firm of the future: specialised, financially focused, global and AI-transformedLaw firmsNews Editor19 Jun 2026